This article on looking back at the past 45 years of exhibition poultry, specifically ducks and geese, is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. …
This article on looking back at the past 45 years of exhibition poultry is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. 2012 was a trying …
This article on the importance of oyster shell and grit for waterfowl is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Keepers of domestic waterfowl in …
This article on Call Ducks is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. I began judging Call ducks in 1970 and it is amazing how …
The successful care of poultry can be achieved by following the standard of daylight, ventilation and cleanliness. I have watered my chickens out of an old cooking pot. Fed them …
This article on the Welsh Harlequin Duck is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Please note image is of a Gold Welsh Harlequin which …
This article on winter equipment maintenance for waterfowl is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. For many of us, winter brings a time where …
Chiggers also are known as red bugs, jiggers, harvest mites and by other common names. More than 700 species are known, but only three or four are important parasites in …
Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, form tall, hardened mounds in clay-type soil in and around poultry operations. Imported fire ants can cause problems on poultry farms by attacking chickens …
This article discusses what’s next for avian influenza, focusing specifically on the Pacific Flyway but the general message is applicable elsewhere. Action on Avian Influenza really lies at the hands …
The APA works to support the community breeding and raising Standard Bred Poultry in all its phases with a goal on breeding to the Standard of Perfection.